I'm thinking that on the "message format" tab of the pop-3 default virtual server, you probably need to have "use exchange rich-text format" checked -- but only if every client that connects to that pop3 server is using Outlook or Outlook Express. -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 3:21 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Assigning tasks http://www.MSExchange.org/ Any one have an idea or thought on this? John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 5:14 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Assigning tasks > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > I found an interesting possible quirk today. > > For my clients with Exchange servers, I have a mail box on that server > and retrieve the e-mail via POP3. This way, e-mail to/from users of > that account > go directly through their server. Additionally, e-mail from the > internet to > support@client goes to that box for me to address. > > Fine. > > Today, one of the managers tried to assign a task to me. I received it > as an > e-mail, not a task assignment. When I logged onto one of their servers where > I have Outlook configured for that account, the message in the Inbox > shows correctly as a task assignment and asking me to accept or reject. > > If I sent a task from my regular account to me, it works fine, so it > is not > Outlook. > > So, question, if you send a task from Outlook as an Exchange client, > can you > only receive and accept the task as an Exchange client? > > John T > eServices For You